Interchangeable belt



L. BRESLOW 'INTERCHANGEABLE BELT Filed Dec.

Oct, 12, 1954 A JNVENToR. fa/v JVM-.520W

Patented Oct. 12, 1954 INTERCHANGEABLE BELT Leon Brcslow, Bronx, N. Y., assigner to Slip-Proof Mfg. Corporation, Framingham, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Application December 20, 1951, Serial No. 262,522

2 Claims.

The invention herein disclosed relates to belts, and the general purposes of the invention are 'to provide a belt construction which will serve the double purpose of holding upper and lower garments in place at the waist and which will have all the neat and attractive appearance characteristics desirable in a belt.

Special objects of the invention are to incorporate the double holding features without adding objectionable bulk or impairing the appearance of the belt structure.

Further special objects of the invention are to so construct the belt that it may be quickly interchanged to suit different purposes, for one example, to convert it from the double holding function to use as a belt of conventional design.

Further special objects are to accomplish all these desirable results in a practical, low cost construction which can be made up in all the usual belt materials such` as leather, plastic, fabric, and the like.

Other desirable objects and the novel features through which the purposes of the invention are attained are set forth or will appear in the course of the following specification.

The drawing accompanying and forming part of the specification illustrates certain present practical embodiments of the invention, but structure may be modified and changed as regards such illustration, all within the true intent and scope of the invention as hereinafter defined and claimed.

Fig. l in the drawing is a perspective View of one of the new interchangeable belts;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged broken sectional view as on substantially the plane of line 2 2 of Fig. 1, showing how a lower garment is supported by clasps inside the belt, and the upper garment held down by friction gripping material around the upper inner edge portion of the belt;

Figs. 3 and 4 are broken face views of the inside of the belt with the suspension clips removed;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the belt with the clips or clasps removed;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged broken sectional detail as on substantially the plane of line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

In the several views referred to the belt is shown as made up of a waist encircling band 'I having a strip 8 secured about the upper, inner edge portion of the same, this strip carrying a layer of friction gripping material 9 for holding down an upper garment such as a waist or shirt I0, Fig. 2, and clasps II attached below the strip 2 for supporting a lower garment such as a skirt or trousers I2.

The clasps Il are shown as removably attached as by having pin elements such as indicated at I3, Fig. 2, which will snap into corresponding sockets I4 secured on the inside of the belt below the friction grip strip 8.

The detachable pin and socket fasteners I3, It, may be of conventional spring type, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3, but it iscontemplated that the mating pin and socket elements may be of rectangular or other shape, as indicated at I5 in Figs. 4 and 5, so that the clasps will hang straight down without rotational movement when mounted on the belt.

Fig. l shows the belt with the clasps in place. These, as indicated in Fig. 2, may be of the conventional type in which the jaws will snap to open or closed position and will be held by spring pressure in either position. The advantage of such construction is that the clips may all be snapped to open position before the belt is applied to the person, and then be closed over the edge of the skirt or trousers before the belt is fully tightened to bring the friction grip material into holding engagement with the upper garment.

When it is desired to use the belt in conventional ways the suspension clips may be detached by simply pulling them loose from the supporting sockets I4, I5, leaving the belt, as shown in Fig. 5, free for use in any ordinary way.

The fastener sockets I4, I5, if they appear at the outside of the belt, may be ornamental in character so as to add to the attractive appearance of the belt. The holding strip about the upper, inner edge of the belt provides desirable reinforcement, permitting use of relatively light, thin material for the waistband portion of the belt.

The frictional holding material, whether carried by the flexible strip or otherwise applied, may be disposed over the entire inner surface or over the intermediate or lower edge portions of the belt, instead of just about the upper edge portion, as heretofore considered.

Also, it will be appreciated that the fastener sockets need not show through to the outside of the belt, thus to leave the belt with a smooth external surface.

Various forms of hooks or clips or clasps may be used with the belt and different forms of these supporting devices may be used on the same belt, the removable mounting permitting 3 a choice and use of these different kinds of devices.

This removable feature also permits of the belt being sold with or without the fasteners, leaving the purchaser a wide range of choice as to the belt and its attachments.

If desired, the frictional holding material may be eliminated and the belt used :simply with the snap 'fastener sockets on the inside providing means for mounting of the clips or clasps as they may be required.

What is claimed is:

1. An interchangeable waist belt having garment holding, friction gripping--material-about the inside and along the'upper edge portion of the same for holding down a shirt or waist, said belt having also the socket elements .of snap fasteners on the inside of the same below the friction gripping material and garmentclasps dependent below the friction material having the companion :stud elements of .said/snap fastener sockets being in engagement withfand dis- 'engageable from said snap yfastener-socket elements, enabling-said belt to be used Without `the clasps as a-belt-to-hold down a shirt orwaist, `andwith the clasps as a `belt to both hold a shirt or waist andto support anether garment.

2. An interchangeable vwaist belt having garment holding, Afriction gripping material about the inside and alongthe upper edge portion of the same for holding down a shirt orwaist,said

zments,` enabling;l said: belti. to bexused Without the clasps as a belt to hold down a shirt or Waist.

and with the clasps as a belt to both hold a.

- shirt or waist and to support a nether garment, -said companion socket and stud snap fastener elements being non-circular in their engaging porv4tions to hold 'the clasps against turning on the belt.

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' FOREIGN 'PATENTS Number Country Date 4,115 .Great -Britain Mar. 18, .1915 284,383 Italy A'Apr. .10, 1931 A Fia-:4, 

